How the US’s audacious operation to capture Nicolás Maduro unfolded
More than 150 aircraft involved in one of most complex US operations in recent history
Pete Hegseth
Year of Trump unleashed: Five critical issues that will define US politics in 2026
Trump’s first term in office was disturbing mostly for the things he said, but his second term has been alarming for things he has done. 2026 will be a crucial year
US warns of more air strikes against Islamic State militants in Nigeria
Trump previously accused Nigerian government of failing to stop Christians being killed in the country
US launches strikes on Islamic State targets in Syria in retaliation for killing of US troops
Defence secretary Pete Hegseth says attack is ‘not the beginning of a war’ but a ‘declaration of vengeance’
US strike on alleged drug boat kills four as Trump claims Venezuela ‘took all of our oil’
Latest attack in Pacific brings death toll to 99 since US began campaign in September
What’s behind Trump’s power play in the Caribbean?
As drug-cartel operations, migration and China reshape the region, the US is pushing a revived Monroe Doctrine for the 21st century
Men killed in US military strike on Caribbean drug boat ‘clung to wreckage for more than an hour’
Video of US military strike on boat was shown to senators in Washington
Pete Hegseth’s texts ‘exposed sensitive details on Yemen strike’ says report
Discussion of upcoming airstrikes by US forces risked ‘potential compromise of sensitive DoD information’
Focus turns to ‘fog of war’ Pete Hegseth over US missile strike on Venezuelan boat
Defence secretary robustly defends attack on alleged gunboat, as Democrats lambast ‘unserious and unqualified individual’
Trump uses White House ceremony to pardon a turkey and call a governor ‘a big fat slob’
US president uses annual White House ceremony to pardon a turkey and call the Illinois governor ‘a big fat slob’
Venezuela braces for possible US strike amid military decay and internal dissent
Regime forces focus not on defence but on quashing dissent, analysts and opposition figures say
US military officials required to sign NDAs over Latin American operations
Concern over military build-up that Venezuela fear may lead to an invasion
US sends aircraft carrier to South America as airstrike on ‘drug boat’ kills six
Build-up of troops has raised speculation Trump could try to topple Venezuelan president
Pete Hegseth, knowing he’s in over his head, grows more paranoid and resentful
Former Fox News anchor does not like how the media covered him as he ascended utterly unqualified to become US defence secretary
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Stardust
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
Common Ground
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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